Food Engineering

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🏆 The resutls are in! 🏆

FOOD ENGINEERING has named Schwan's Company's frozen #pizza #manufacturing plant and #distribution center in Salina, Kansas as its 2026 Plant of the Year.

Learn more: https://t.co/6xvzepwuTI

#foodmanufacturing #plantdesign

📸: CJ Schwan's

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Killer Brownie® has announced plans for a new HQ and expanded facility.

The new facility will bring Killer Brownie’s team together under one roof while expanding operational capacity.

Read more: https://t.co/IxAMUoViwY

#foodmanufacturing #bakery #bakedgoods

📸: Killer Brownie

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.@SunOpta has expanded its production line for better-for-you fruit snacks at its facility in Omak, Washington.

The expansion represents an investment of over $25 million and is expected to increase production capacity by 25%.

Read more: https://t.co/aHPTdadZq3

📸: SunOpta

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Idaho Milk Products has celebrated the ribbon-cutting of its $190 million ice cream and powder blending facility in Jerome, Idaho.

Read more: https://t.co/zXMah2T0u6

📸: Idaho Milk Products

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.@IFF has entered into an agreement to sell its Food Ingredients business to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners for $4.3 billion.

Read more: https://t.co/pV4Qbyxkwr

📸: IFF

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Following a period of transition beginning in July, Jeff Schomburger, left, will succeed Donnie King as @TysonFoods' president and CEO.

Schomburger has been a member of the Tyson Foods Board of Directors since 2016. Read more: https://t.co/sH9QLbtysL

📸: Tyson Foods

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ONDEX Automation] has acquired The Fitch Company, an electrical engineering and process automation systems integrator based in Rumford, Maine.

Read more: https://t.co/0bgQQMyZtc

📸: Getty Images / Jacob Wackerhausen

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Heartland Food Products Group is set to acquire the Americas business of Whole Earth Brands, including the Equal, Whole Earth, Swerve and Chuker sweetener brands across North America and Latin America.

Read more: https://t.co/0NURmn58Ob

📸: Heartland Food Products Group

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Munson Machinery has launched a sanitary paddle blender with two intensifiers that blends, de-agglomerates and disperses dry bulk materials, pastes, slurries and emulsions in batches.

Read more: https://t.co/Ds5t1MF4q6

📸: Munson

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.@StreamRealty has launched its Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, and Distribution platform to address the growing complexity of food and beverage production, cold storage and specialized distribution operations.

Read more: https://t.co/DnbsPBlJxP

📸: cookie_studio via Magnific

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PPM Technologies and Key Technology are introducing their fully-integrated potato chip processing line, bringing together PPM's frying, seasoning and product handling capabilities with Key's optical sorting technology.

Read more: https://t.co/UqgkbcwtId

📸: PPM Technologies

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Sunrise Farms is investing C$100 million in a new, 155,000-sq.-ft. poultry processing facility in Woodstock, Ontario.

Read more: https://t.co/8Mf4MkNZiQ

📸: tawatchai07 via Magnific

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Returning under the theme “BIGGER - BETTER – BOLDER,” this year’s THAIFEX-Anuga Asia will welcome food buyers and importers from more than 130 countries worldwide.

Read more: https://t.co/dfZ4IJ5Ga9

📸: Photo: Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / THAIFEX – Anuga Asia

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As AI becomes embedded in industrial landscapes, organizations need to treat these capabilities as part of the broader cyber-physical attack surface.

Learn more on how to control AI access in the OT environment: https://t.co/LTgKHaMYpi

📸: akinbostanci / Getty Images

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Gericke has introduced the Nibbler GNB 250, which provides gentle deagglomeration, pre‐breaking and coarse size reduction in one compact machine.

Read more: https://t.co/M7JVlkkWI3

📸: Gericke

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Food manufacturers now require aseptic technologies that also improve efficiency, lower resource consumption and provide visibility into the process.

#asepticpackaging #asepticprocessing

Read more: https://t.co/HjLnuyrTyW

📸: Shibuya Hoppmann

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.@ABBMotorDriveUS has unveiled an IE6 Hyper-Efficiency SynRM motor certified to ATEX and IECEx requirements for use in hazardous areas.

Read more: https://t.co/sZukN2OtLY

📸: ABB

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WATCH: We've recapped some of the latest plant openings and expansions in the food and beverage industry.

Check it out: https://t.co/5NtSs3ZQK7

📸: Bel Group

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.@stkhfoods announced it is preparing to launch Perfecta Premium Plant-Based Meat in the U.S. market in the second half of 2026.

Read more: https://t.co/FsZdvOY6Xl

📸: Steakholder Foods

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Kraft Natural Cheese has launched a Lactose-Free product line, expanding its portfolio to meet demand for dairy options that support a range of dietary needs.

Read more: https://t.co/NGSFpMB1ll

📸: Lactalis USA

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Consumer preferences for recycled packaging are not unanimous, but they remain interested in sustainability. Meanwhile, food processors continue to advance energy efficiency programs.

Read more: https://t.co/FYMaPN7ios

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